Background
Uzuni was born in Berat but moved to Greece along with his family as a child, where he remained for six years until 2012, which is when he returned to his hometown Berat.
Uzuni was born in Berat but moved to Greece along with his family as a child, where he remained for six years until 2012, which is when he returned to his hometown Berat.
Early career
Youth
He joined his local side Tomori Berat and began playing for the club"s under-17 side, where he was the 2012-2013 under-17 First Division top goalscorer with 14 goals. The following season he scored 4 times in his first 4 games, before joining the under-19 side for a football tournament in Spain in September 2013. 2013-2014
He made his professional debut in an Albanian Cup fixture against Kansas Pogradeci on 24 October 2013, where he came on as a 53rd-minute substitute for Fatjon Lajthia in the goalless draw.
He quickly became an important first team player for the under-19s, but he was once again called up to the senior team for the return leg of the Albanian Cup fixture against Kansas Pogradeci.
Overall he made 11 league appearances and scored one goal to help his side finish in 4th place, as well as adding 2 goals in 4 Albanian Cup games in his debut professional season, taking his tally to 3 goals in 15 games. 2014-2015
Having established himself in the first team during the second half of the previous season under Madrid Muxhaj, the club saw a change of management as Eqerem Memushi took charge of the squad ahead of the 2014-2015 campaign.
He continued to remain in the first team with his good displays, and in December he scored twice in 11 days before the winter break. Apolonia Fier
In January 2015 he signed a four-year deal with Albanian Superliga side Apolonia Fier.
Under-21s
Following some impressive performances in the Albanian Superliga with Apolonia Fier, he received his first international call up by Albania under-21s head coach Skënder Gega in March 2015 for their opening 2017 Union of European Football Associations U21 Championship qualifier against Liechtenstein on 23 March.
He was given the number 10 shirt for his international debut and he started in midfield as part of an attacking lineup that included Enis Gavazaj, Liridon Latifi and Jurgen Vatnikaj. He played the full 90 minutes in the 2–0 away victory to get Albania off to a winning start in their Union of European Football Associations U21 Championship qualifying campaign following goals by Rey Manaj and Liridon Latifi.
Tomori Berat won the tournament and Uzuni was the top goalscorer with 7 goals, which led to a call up to the senior team by the head coach Madrid Muxhaj. Uzuni started the game and he quickly marked his first start with his first senior goal in the 2nd minute, before adding a 71st-minute winner in the 3–2 win that saw his side progress to the next round of the cup. He soon made his league debut in the Albanian First Division against Veleçiku Koplik on 14 December 2013 in a 1–0 away win, where he came on at half time for Salvador Gjonaj. The new head coach showed faith in the young player, by starting him in the opening game of the season in a 1–0 win against Shkumbini Peqin. His performances throughout 2014 won him the Tomori Berat Player of the Year award, which was given to the player shortly before he would go on to join top flight side Apolonia Fier in the January transfer window of 2015.